South Americans try to end Venezuela-Colombia rift The Star | QUITO (Reuters) - South American foreign ministers meet in Ecuador on Thursday to discuss broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia, with sparks likely over the two Andean nations' clashing plans to fix a crisis over leftist rebels. | The gathering of the 12-member Union of South American Nations...
Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan The New York Times | BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — More than one million gallons of oil may have spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River this week, significantly more than the pipeline’s owner initially estimated, federal officials said. Related | The Lede Blog: YouTube Video of Michigan Oil Spill (July 2...
South Americans try to end Venezuela-Colombia rift The Star | QUITO (Reuters) - South American foreign ministers meet in Ecuador on Thursday to discuss broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia, with sparks likely over the two Andean nations' clashing plans to fix a crisis over leftist rebels. | The gatherin...
Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan The New York Times | BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — More than one million gallons of oil may have spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River this week, significantly more than the pipeline’s owner initially estimated, federal officials said. Related | The Lede...
Higher Oil Prices Help Exxon Top Forecasts The New York Times | The Exxon Mobil Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, said Thursday that its nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from last year. Add to Portfolio | Exxon Mobil Corp | Go to your Portfolio » | I...
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Higher Oil Prices Help Exxon Top Forecasts The New York Times | The Exxon Mobil Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, said Thursday that its nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from last year....
U.S. Gasoline Demand at Lowest Level in Six Years The Miami Herald | A sluggish economy and an overall increase in the fuel efficiency of the U.S. vehicle fleet have reduced demand for gasoline to levels not seen since June 2004, according to the ...
Exxon Q2 profits surge 91% Oil Marketer | Exxon Mobil, which is the world’s largest oil company, has today announced profits nearly doubled in the April to June period - easily exceeding analysts’ expectations. |...
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker The New York Times | Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vital waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. The ship’s owner has sa...
Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan The New York Times | BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — More than one million gallons of oil may have spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River this week, significantly more than the pipeline’s owner initially estimated, federal officials said. Related | The Lede...
Petrofac wins $400m Kuwait pipeline deal Gulf News | London: Petrofac on Thursday said it won a $400 million (Dh1.4 billion) contract from Kuwait Oil Company to design and install pipelines from the Mina Al Ahmadi port to power stations in the country. | The contract adds to Petrofac's esti...
Oil Spill Crime? Send In the BP Squad The New York Times | Peter J. Henning follows issues involving securities law and white-collar crime for DealBook’s White Collar Watch. | Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s criminal investigation of BP’s disastrous oil spill is now in the hands of the BP squad, which is looking at a wide range of possible criminal violations related to the oil rig explos...
Shell profit rises to $4.4 billion in second quarter Houston Chronicle | Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil company, posted a 15 percent increase in second- quarter profit on higher oil prices and production as it exceeded a target for cost savings. | Net income rose to $4.39 billion from $3.82 billion a year earlier, The Hague-based Shell said today in a statement. Excluding one-time items and inventory changes,...
